New Hampshire Revised Statutes 564-E:204 – Real Property
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Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to real property authorizes the agent to:
(1) demand, buy, lease, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or reject an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;
(2) sell; exchange; convey with or without covenants, representations, or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; retain title for security; encumber; partition; consent to partitioning; subject to an easement or covenant; subdivide; apply for zoning or other governmental permits; plat or consent to platting; develop; grant an option concerning; lease; sublease; contribute to an entity in exchange for an interest in that entity; or otherwise grant or dispose of an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;
(3) pledge or mortgage an interest in real property or right incident to real property as security to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;
(4) release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise a mortgage, deed of trust, conditional sale contract, encumbrance, lien, or other claim to real property which exists or is asserted;
(5) manage or conserve an interest in real property or a right incident to real property owned or claimed to be owned by the principal, including:
(A) insuring against liability or casualty or other loss;
(B) obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the interest or right by litigation or otherwise;
(C) paying, assessing, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with them; and
(D) purchasing supplies, hiring assistance or labor, and making repairs or alterations to the real property;
(6) use, develop, alter, replace, remove, erect, or install structures or other improvements upon real property in or incident to which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest or right;
(7) participate in a reorganization with respect to real property or an entity that owns an interest in or right incident to real property and receive, and hold, and act with respect to stocks and bonds or other property received in a plan of reorganization, including:
(A) selling or otherwise disposing of them;
(B) exercising or selling an option, right of conversion, or similar right with respect to them; and
(C) exercising any voting rights in person or by proxy;
(8) change the form of title of an interest in or right incident to real property; and
(9) dedicate to public use, with or without consideration, easements or other real property in which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest.
(1) demand, buy, lease, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or reject an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 564-E:204
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(2) sell; exchange; convey with or without covenants, representations, or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; retain title for security; encumber; partition; consent to partitioning; subject to an easement or covenant; subdivide; apply for zoning or other governmental permits; plat or consent to platting; develop; grant an option concerning; lease; sublease; contribute to an entity in exchange for an interest in that entity; or otherwise grant or dispose of an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;
(3) pledge or mortgage an interest in real property or right incident to real property as security to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;
(4) release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise a mortgage, deed of trust, conditional sale contract, encumbrance, lien, or other claim to real property which exists or is asserted;
(5) manage or conserve an interest in real property or a right incident to real property owned or claimed to be owned by the principal, including:
(A) insuring against liability or casualty or other loss;
(B) obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the interest or right by litigation or otherwise;
(C) paying, assessing, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with them; and
(D) purchasing supplies, hiring assistance or labor, and making repairs or alterations to the real property;
(6) use, develop, alter, replace, remove, erect, or install structures or other improvements upon real property in or incident to which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest or right;
(7) participate in a reorganization with respect to real property or an entity that owns an interest in or right incident to real property and receive, and hold, and act with respect to stocks and bonds or other property received in a plan of reorganization, including:
(A) selling or otherwise disposing of them;
(B) exercising or selling an option, right of conversion, or similar right with respect to them; and
(C) exercising any voting rights in person or by proxy;
(8) change the form of title of an interest in or right incident to real property; and
(9) dedicate to public use, with or without consideration, easements or other real property in which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest.